Publications

 

FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2024 

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Some Highly Cited Publications:

 

Journal Article

 

Citations as of 2/2025

1. Lal, R. 2004. Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security. Science 304: 1623-1627

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2. Bronick, C.J., R. Lal. 2005. Soil structure and management: a review. Geoderma 124:3-22.

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3. Lal, R. 2004. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Geoderma 123:1-22.

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4. Lal, R. 2005. Forest soils and carbon sequestration. Forest Ecology and Management 220:242-258.

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5. Lal, R. 2003. Soil erosion and the global carbon budget. Environment International 29:437-450.

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6. Lal, R. 2008. Carbon Sequestration. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 362, 1492: 815-830

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7. Lal, R. 2004. Carbon emission from farm operations. Environment International 30:981-990.

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8. Lal, R. 2001. Soil degradation by erosion. Land Degradation & Development 12:519-539.

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9. Lal, R. 2015. Restoring Soil Quality to Mitigate Soil Degradation. Sustainability 7(5): 5875-5895. 

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10. Stockmann, U., M. A. Adams, J. W. Crawford, D. J. Field, N. Henakaarchchi, M. Jenkins, B. Minasny, A. B. McBratney, V. de R. de Courcelles, K. Singh, I. Wheeler, L. Abbott, D. A. Angers, J. Baldock, M. Bird, P. C. Brookes, C. Chenu, J. D. Jastrow, R. Lal, J. Lehmann, A. G. O’Donnell, W. J. Parton, D. Whitehead, and M. Zimmermann. 2013. The knowns, known unknowns and unknowns of sequestration of soil organic carbon. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 164:80–99.

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11. Liu, R., Lal, R. 2015. Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productions. Science of the Total Environment 514:131-139. 1449
12. Paustian, K., O. Andrén, H.H. Janzen, R. Lal, P. Smith, G. Tian, H. Tiessen, M. Van Noordwijk, P.L. Woomer. 1997. Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions. Soil Use and Management 13: 230-244. 1393

13. Lal, R. 2005. World crop residues production and implications of its use as a biofuel. Environment International 31: 575-584.

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14. Lal, R., M.K. Shukla. 2004. Principles of Soil Physics. CRC Press. 1292

15. Lal, R. 2006. Enhancing crop yields in the developing countries through restoration of the soil organic carbon pool in agricultural lands. Land Degradation & Development 17:197-209.

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16. Lal, R., Stewart, BA. 1990. Soil Degradation. Springer-Verlag. 1205
17. Liu, R., Lal, R. 2015. Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productions. Science of the Total Environment 514:131-139. 1176

18. Lal, R. 2006. Enhancing crop yields in the developing countries through restoration of the soil organic carbon pool in agricultural lands. Land Degradation & Development 17:197-209.

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19. Lal, R. 1998. Soil erosion impact on agronomic productivity and environment quality. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 17:319-464.

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20. Lal, R. 2002. Soil carbon dynamics in cropland and rangeland. Environmental Pollution 116:353-362.

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21. Shukla, M.K., R. Lal, M. Ebinger. 2006. Determining soil quailty indicators by factor analysis. 87(2):194-204

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22. Lal, R. 2016. Soil Health and Carbon Managment. Food and Energy Security. 2016 5(4): 212-222. 892

23. Lal, R. 2004. Carbon sequestration in dryland ecosystems. Environmental Management 33(4):528-544

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24.  Lal, R., J.D. Hanson, D.C. Reicosky. 2007. The evolution of the plow over 10,000 years and the rationale for no-till farming. Soil and Tillage Research 93(1):1-12.

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25. Mulumba, L.N., R. Lal. 2008. Mulching effects on selected soil physical properties. Soil and Tillage Research 98(1):106-111

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